http://www.politifact.com/The latest factchecks PolitiFact.com has revieweden-usThu, 17 Aug 2023 20:44:16 +0000http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/17/social-media/book-is-not-proof-maui-wildfires-were-planned/A book published Aug. 10 about the Maui wildfires is proof the wildfires were planned.Thu, 17 Aug 2023 20:44:16 +0000http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/17/social-media/book-is-not-proof-maui-wildfires-were-planned/http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/17/joe-biden/joe-biden-incorrectly-says-he-declared-a-national/“I’ve already” declared a national climate emergencyThu, 17 Aug 2023 19:25:34 +0000http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/17/joe-biden/joe-biden-incorrectly-says-he-declared-a-national/http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/17/maria-bartiromo/the-fda-didnt-reverse-course-ivermectin-is-still-n/“The FDA is now saying that it’s OK to take ivermectin if you have COVID.”Thu, 17 Aug 2023 16:11:33 +0000http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/17/maria-bartiromo/the-fda-didnt-reverse-course-ivermectin-is-still-n/http://www.politifact.com/article/2023/aug/17/after-hottest-month-on-record-can-novel-solutions/Are cities’ novel solutions enough to solve the problem of urban heat islands?Thu, 17 Aug 2023 15:00:23 +0000http://www.politifact.com/article/2023/aug/17/after-hottest-month-on-record-can-novel-solutions/http://www.politifact.com/article/2023/aug/17/to-limit-fentanyl-supply-tim-scott-wants-title-42/To stem the flow of fentanyl into the U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., wants to reinstate Title 42 or pass a law with similar restrictions. But expelling people from the southern border won’t reduce fentanyl seizures or overdose deaths, experts say.Thu, 17 Aug 2023 14:23:06 +0000http://www.politifact.com/article/2023/aug/17/to-limit-fentanyl-supply-tim-scott-wants-title-42/http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/16/facebook-posts/us-did-not-issue-a-food-shortage-emergency-declara/"The federal government has just declared a major food shortage emergency" in six states.Wed, 16 Aug 2023 22:00:40 +0000http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/16/facebook-posts/us-did-not-issue-a-food-shortage-emergency-declara/http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/16/instagram-posts/shortened-video-distorts-hawaii-governors-comments/Video shows Hawaii Gov. Josh Green “wants to turn Lahaina Maui into state lands. All planned for smart city."Wed, 16 Aug 2023 21:24:51 +0000http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/16/instagram-posts/shortened-video-distorts-hawaii-governors-comments/http://www.politifact.com/article/2023/aug/16/was-trump-indicted-everyday-actions-as-allies/Trump-aligned pundits have taken to social media to say Georgia defendants were indicted for everyday actions such as tweeting about watching TV or asking for a phone number. This ignores the full context of their actions; prosecutors say these are parts of a criminal conspiracy.Wed, 16 Aug 2023 19:26:18 +0000http://www.politifact.com/article/2023/aug/16/was-trump-indicted-everyday-actions-as-allies/http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/16/instagram-posts/no-proof-that-the-marines-captured-pfizer-ceo-albe/“Military arrests Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla.”Wed, 16 Aug 2023 14:53:04 +0000http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/16/instagram-posts/no-proof-that-the-marines-captured-pfizer-ceo-albe/http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/16/mike-pence/mike-pence-oversells-us-energy-independence-under/“In three short years, we achieved energy independence.”Wed, 16 Aug 2023 14:30:48 +0000http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/16/mike-pence/mike-pence-oversells-us-energy-independence-under/http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/15/facebook-posts/sometimes-trees-stay-standing-after-wildfires-that/“Wildfires do not completely burn out cars, glass and all, yet leaving nearby trees and utility poles still standing upright.”Tue, 15 Aug 2023 21:41:26 +0000http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/15/facebook-posts/sometimes-trees-stay-standing-after-wildfires-that/http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/15/instagram-posts/a-mexican-lawmaker-spoke-nearly-naked-but-didnt-ma/While nearly naked, a member of Mexico’s congress said, “You are ashamed to see me naked, but you are not ashamed to see your people in the streets naked.”Tue, 15 Aug 2023 19:05:44 +0000http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/15/instagram-posts/a-mexican-lawmaker-spoke-nearly-naked-but-didnt-ma/http://www.politifact.com/article/2023/aug/15/three-key-differences-between-Donald-Trump/Donald Trump’s indictment in a case in Fulton County, Georgia, is his fourth in five months. Here are three ways this case differs the previous three.Tue, 15 Aug 2023 12:23:09 +0000http://www.politifact.com/article/2023/aug/15/three-key-differences-between-Donald-Trump/http://www.politifact.com/article/2023/aug/15/read-indictment-of-donald-trump-in-georgia-2020-el/Former President Donald Trump has been charged 13 times in a 41-count indictment by a Georgia grand jury investigating interference in the 2020 presidential election. Read the charges against him here.Tue, 15 Aug 2023 12:14:58 +0000http://www.politifact.com/article/2023/aug/15/read-indictment-of-donald-trump-in-georgia-2020-el/http://www.politifact.com/article/2023/aug/15/8-pants-on-fire-fact-checks-of-donald-trump-about/After Donald Trump lost the 2020 election in Georgia, he made multiple Pants on Fire statements about it, including that he won, there was improper counting of ballots and signature verification and there were copious fake ballots.Tue, 15 Aug 2023 12:02:33 +0000http://www.politifact.com/article/2023/aug/15/8-pants-on-fire-fact-checks-of-donald-trump-about/http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/14/instagram-posts/no-hawaii-fires-werent-set-intentionally-to-turn-m/Maui fires are part of an intentional effort to rebuild the island into a “smart island.”Mon, 14 Aug 2023 22:04:11 +0000http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/14/instagram-posts/no-hawaii-fires-werent-set-intentionally-to-turn-m/http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/14/steve-kirsch/activist-misuses-federal-data-to-make-pants-on-fir/COVID-19 vaccines have killed 676,000 Americans.Mon, 14 Aug 2023 21:24:13 +0000http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/14/steve-kirsch/activist-misuses-federal-data-to-make-pants-on-fir/http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/14/gateway-pundit/suspected-voter-registration-irregularities-in-mic/Police report shows “massive 2020 voter fraud uncovered in Michigan.”Mon, 14 Aug 2023 20:19:36 +0000http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/14/gateway-pundit/suspected-voter-registration-irregularities-in-mic/http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/14/facebook-posts/hiroshima-and-nagasaki-were-bombed-in-1945-despite/“Hiroshima and Nagasaki were never nuked.”Mon, 14 Aug 2023 20:04:00 +0000http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/14/facebook-posts/hiroshima-and-nagasaki-were-bombed-in-1945-despite/http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/14/instagram-posts/this-bud-light-crybabies-billboard-is-fabricated/Bud Light billboard says “lol CRYBABIES”Mon, 14 Aug 2023 19:55:36 +0000http://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/14/instagram-posts/this-bud-light-crybabies-billboard-is-fabricated/